Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-01
ss,es Of The Puerperal State DR.. W.
Augustus Lee.
Drug Department: Mr.. Alexander
Irwin, druggist.
Richmond Bye, Ear. and Throat Tn-
Urinary,


Urinary,
2l7 Governor street. incorporated
October 10, 1879. This institution.
which started six years ago as smi al
OUTDOOR charity, hiss gradually grown
10 be ore Of tho largest ard most needed
medical institutions in the State.
Since tho purchase Of the present
building on Governor street, both To-
door and outdoor departments haze
bad 8 stesdily.increasing demand on
their accommodations The number
of beds is %, with room for further
increase If necessary, with free &C
commOdatious for the poor, both white
and colored. The out door charity de-
partment or free clinic is open daily
from 1890 to P. NJ, when all too
poor to pay for the special treatment OF
eye, ear, throat, and nose diseases ara
attended free Of charge.
Since this institution was first opened
about 81, 600 free visits have been made
by the poor, and over 5000 diseases Of
the eye, ear, throat, and nose treated.
About 1900 operations have been
performed-smopg them ITO cataract
perations, l. of them in the last three
months, and all with one exception in
variably successful. Among these
patients over sos were non-residents
Of Richmond, representing 81 counties
and G Of the largest towns Of the State,
showing that the good work of this in
stitution extends over the whole State.
Patients have also been received from
West Virginia, North and South Caro-
lima, Tennessee, and as far south as
Louisiana.
The Infrmary is managed by .
Board Of Trustees and Lady Managers
from among the most prominent ladies
and gentlemen Of the city. The do
nestle affairs of the institution and the
care Of the patients are under the i'm
mediate supervision of an efficient ma
tron-Miss Minson. The attending
surgeons are DR.. Joseph \. White,
senior surgeon DR.. Z. O. Smith, DR..
G. L. Blanton, DR.. W. I. Oppenhei-
mer, and DR.. W. S. Gordon.
This institution has no endowment,
and its charity work, both in- and out
door, is entirely dependent upon vol
untary contributions. This necessarily
hampers the work and curtails its field
of usefulness, which could be moro
widely extended il its appeals for as.
sistance met with liberal response. And
what could BIO moro deserving OF help
tbon the blind poor!
IRE Exchange for woman's Work
was organized nearly four years since,
and is now an incorporated institution,
with a recognized position in the COM
munity. It's object is to aid needy TO-
males who are struggling to support
themselves or to add to scanty in
come. No class is excluded. The by
laws say "all women, without regard
70 religious belief, may become MEM
btrs Of the Richmond Exchange for
y oman's Work and participate in The
btpefits Of the Association" The an
nual membership fee is g, which enti-
les each subscriber to enter the work
If three persons for one year.
Jhi1ty-one ladies constitute the
Board Of Managers, including the off,
c,rs, who are: Mrs. s. II. HAYES, pre-
sident; Mrs. C. II. Read, first vice
president; Mrs. j. S. Wexford, second
gice president Mrs. W. S. Robertson,
third yice-president Mrs. W. 7. Rich
ardson, recording secretary Miss NJ.
6. CIenshaw, corresponding secretary
Miss Bessie Lancaster, treasurer.
The rooms of the Woman's Exchange
are at 800 east Franklin street.